Walk of Life

It’s late spring in Indiana, so the mushroom hunting season is over. If I want to keep hunting (and eating) them, the only option is to drive north, and that’s what we have done. Our friends Kelley and Jennifer joined us for a convoy to a private RV park in north/central Michigan, whose name shall not be revealed. Rule number one of morel hunting…don’t reveal your exact location!!

Hitting the road for parts north!

Vera was eager to get on the road

The first stop on our adventure was Pokagon State Park near Angola, Indiana. We were able to book two sites together (no. 106 and 108) but they weren’t ideal locations for maneuvering the vehicles into place. In fact, it was downright difficult. I had tried to get waterfront sites, but those were fully booked. We made camp and spent a little time in the woods on a desperate last hunt for Indiana mushrooms, while Bob got ready for a gig back down in Ft. Wayne with Pat McAfee.

Sites 106 and 108 at Pokagon State Park

While Bob and I were down in Ft. Wayne, the girls set up a hopeful little shrine to the mushroom gods.

Bob clowned around with Pat on stage.

Once in Michigan, we had adjoining campsites for the June Bug and the Steely Van, with full hookups and a nice view of the woods behind us.

Just like the same sites last year, a beautiful little morel mushroom was growing RIGHT BEHIND US and we took that as a good omen.

Because the hunt was our reason for traveling, after setting up camp we dashed immediately into the woods, hitting spots we found last year in the same park. Success! We came back with a nice haul for dinner.

3 Comments

Doug Trout
on June 22, 2016 at 11:52 am

I don’t know how I missed this blog. As a fellow Midwesterner and Airstream owner, I must say I enjoy reading about your travels. We do not have as much freedom to travel as you do but are based nearby in Dayton, Ohio. Check out my blog at troutstreamtravels@blogspot.com. It is primarily about Airstream adventures although I periodically stray to other travels. We will be at Turkey Run State Park in Indiana this weekend and hope to see you on the road sometime. Finally, you can tell me where the morels are. I won’t tell a soul. Take care.

I am so disappointed in myself for not seeing your comment until now!! I have no idea how that happened.
I’ve visited your blog many times since we began this Airstreaming life. Thanks for stopping by…let’s look for each other out there on the road SOON.
Happy Trails…